The Story of the First African Football Team to Tour Britain
African footballers are now a regular part of British football. In the 2018-19 season of England’s Premier League, all three leading goal
Podcast: Glasgow’s Early Football History
My guest is Richard McBrearty from the excellent Scottish Football Museum at Hampden Park, Glasgow. We discuss his research into the early
Podcast: The Away Leg with Steve Menary and James Montague
My guests are football writers Steve Menary and James Montague, whose new book, The Away Leg, includes XI curated stories from the
Podcast: Interview with Author Tim Hartley / Groundhopping in Wales
I welcome Tim Hartley back onto the podcast to discuss his new book, The World At Your Feet: In Search of the
Podcast: French Football Between World Cup Triumphs
Matt Spiro has been covering French football for two decades. He joins me on the podcast to discuss his book, which looks
Podcast: Matchday Programmes of the DDR (East Germany)
Anthony Russell runs a fascinating Instagram account called DDR Programmes, where he shares his collection of matchday programmes from former East Germany.
How Vasco Da Gama fought for equality in early Brazilian football
Football was established relatively late in Brazil. When Charles Miller set up the footballing branch of the São Paulo Athletic Club in
Spezia Calcio – Italy’s Wartime Champion
By the summer of 1944, with Allied forces advancing up the Italian peninsula, Nazi and Italian fascist forces had been forced to
Long-Read: Interview with Coach, Tom Sermanni
In this guest post, Jack Stevenson of Football vs Oblivion, shares his interview with football coach, Tom Sermanni. Tom is the current
The Best German Football Books, Blogs and Podcasts
Germany is right up there at the top of many groundhoppers’ favourite destinations. With its 50+1 majority fan ownership model, variety of
Podcast: Stadium Photography with Peter Miles
Peter Miles has been to thousands of grounds worldwide and has a new book out called Blinding Floodlights, dedicated entirely to the
Podcast: Reflections on Upton Park, West Ham
My guest is Danny Lewis, author of Boleyn’s Farewell: West Ham United’s Upton Park Swansong, which chronicles the last game at West
Podcast: The Greatest Football Books
In this episode, I discuss the best football writing out there with Paul Hatt from FootballBookReviews.com. We look at how Nick Hornby’s
Podcast: How the European Cup became the Champions League
James Dixon is the author of a new book, The Fix: How the First Champions League Was Won and Why We All
The Polish connection at French club RC Lens
In this guest post, Ronald Schut tells us about French club RC Lens’ Polish connections. This piece originally appeared in Panenka (Dutch